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Sut OTYPIC/Operational . . ;
Debricfing Report = Santiago SANCHEZ de sa 19
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' ‘| ACTION REQUIRED: None

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REFERENCES: (A) WAVE 2733, dated 15 August 1963, oar ——
(8) MEXI 5507, dated 26 July 1963.0 5) "7 SEU
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. Transmitted herewith, FYI, is a debriefing report,,.-....
on Santiago SANCHEZ do la Torre. Subject arrived i ?
via Mexico in late August, 1963, ‘Tho debriefiug contains
information re- tho MRR roll up in Way, 1962. Attachment
"A" contains a list of subject's friends that are currently
employed in power plants in Cuba, Attachment "B" ig a
debriefing report on Angel BENCOMO who Sanchez believes —
was responsible for the MRR roll-up.

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DEBRIEFING REPORT : Santiago PSANCHEZ do la Torre ~ aka “Jose Antonio"
DATE & PLACE —s:_—s Safchouso #182, 29-30 August (0900 - 1300 hrs)

CASE OFFICER - 3 Claronce - SMERYAGE

“Subject began tu work against Lhe CASTRO regimo with the MRP in
At that time he was employed in the Santa Clara powcr plant as a
His job was controlling the amount.of electric current that
was distributed. (Attachment "A" contains a list of Subject's friends
currently employed in power plants in Cuba). On 17 April 1961 Subject
made contact with a_K‘JBA infiltration, team and. and -began to assist the team.

dd" BORGES| ("Pepe "#GONZALES | land *AMARGO/1. Case

Team consisted of\ Seguadd’'*BORGE
Officer Comment: MARGO/1 has confirmed the fac Band Subject worked

with his team In Cuba. Subject permitted the team to install their RS-1
set in his house located at -#219 Carretera de Camajuani in the City of

Santa Clara,. He also safohoused the team.on occasion and permitted them
to hold mectings at his house. After the failure of Playa Giron the
team reorganized the MRR in Las Villas Province, selecting Subject to 4.

be_the_Civil Coordinator of the movement tn that province. [Enriq que ©
1961, while

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technician.

favana for discussions with MRR leaders

nd Sub (aan We ig!
71 and. Guan tr ALCON he KUBARK infiltration team and many other

members of
(Discuss

eo MRR SEA Las
& were about actions to take place 26 July 1961).

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feropRic SUEZ ‘Poa B from Santa Clara, age 50/55 yrs, called

Maria
‘Havana and told hit not to return to Santa Clara as many

Oi Ganaciyh
ig had been arrestod.() ORTEGA (passed the, information to. Subject but

peop
as subject ‘thought it applied only tofORTEGAVhe returned to Santa Clara

late at night on 22 July. H went_to his | “home and on 23 July proceeded
to work at the power plane. aria RODRIGUEZ_Pos Bantercepted him on

his way home for lunch and told him that the G-2"was at his home and that

they also were going to the power plant to arrest him. Subject also
learnea that there was surveillance on his home on the night of 22 July
1961, but the person watching the house had gotten drunk and did not. see
subject when he returned from Havana. From that moment until entering
an Embassy on 6 September 1962, subject lived "black".

Subject procceded to the outskirts of Santa Clara where a friond,
Efrain #WARON, resided.. His friend told him to ga to Hnvana. While
driving to Havana Subject met another person who informed him that the
G-2 haa a roadblock on the highway at Colon, Matanzas, and that all cars
were being searched. On 24 July 1961, Subject went to a beach called
"GANUZA" located on the north coast of Las Villas near Corralillo.
Subject’s sister has a home at "Gunuza" so he left his car there and
proceeded to Havana with some friends of his sister.. Later the G-2
confiscated his auto, (It is interesting to note that the G-2, after
confiscating subject's auto at the beach, believed that Subject had

departed from Cuba. Subject thereafter communicated with his wife by
where. they were postmarked).

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4, On 25 July 1961 Subject went to the house of an MRR leador, FNU

Of Gimenez}in Havana. When Subject approached. JIMENEY'Gynouse he noticed a
“"Dlind move ag if someone was watching” so he > did not go in. He wa tkod
two blocks to a bus stop. From tne bus stop he could observe the house

and he noticed that a car dopar - a vbieh rate of speed er that
day Subject made conta with [ORTEG alt the hous of | fisrio’ sinivaj ind
Fontanar,. ‘Havanad {dl saitapetiuta tlecal n Havana) ifpaia Subject of .

| tlh aid that the

the MRR plans. for the | llowing day (26 July).
they. were aware

movVanent_' way “going ahoad with their plans" even nreGA
ately one week at the

g{or{s JIME yrost ofS Su ect resided for approx.

home of (dose § SNELGAR moth ¥ adero. O(NELGAREJO jtontinues to work {or the

‘Gor at this time. the [Deputy ote chet of.."X8phalt. Consolidated"/for oY
the entire ceuntey. "Un. tne [pe
omens’ Prison at Guanajay, Pinar del ae

1962 Subject*s vite s escaped from the.
She also was safehoused at
ifiacsnsso}ie a "good man" who |

of ALGAREJOYS -house).. Subject claims tha
atknvontds de los OCUJES #221 Jin Santa CatalinaOy

Also has a. O15 now located at
(outskirts of Havana).
"Subject. spent. approximat

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5.. From October 1961 Subject ‘resided wees Kenuzl [a person he y
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AREJOY's jwifo and sons reSide with him. K
y one ont in the above house Gaug.. Sept. ).

thad known for 10 years. While living with [CRU he changed his appearance -

lost much Bet dyed a and curled his hair, 0d ined contact lenses.

(C/o Comment Comment oe CRUZ} was arrested approximately 9 May 1962 during

the “roll up -Sbe is in jail at this t e)._In November .

1961, Subject me MS erate t ARANG from Camaguey Of ARANGO}was at that

tim dlitary | act fhator foe athe R and used the name “Angelito".
Coordinator of Las Villas

FNUIFREYES ka LU s who oi
intr bject ty REYES Ss vax Yaguajay, Las Villas.
Subject t ares thr gh sol) UGA Yaka “Anibel" whom. he had known

since 1959. FARANG! o}e eneotty wed Sebjeet © begin working for the MRR again, |
lia oheoe a medical laboratory was obtained for Supject.. 0 o¢

An ID card i Tia
He then obtained a bricfcase and began selling medical supplies. MADRUGA) 8.)
Rey the laboratory ‘ROMBERG - LABORATO!

gous Josef *EERNANDEZ
was captured two actual

OU{FERNANDEZH worked for Av NC/5. After AMBRON
membe met. O SANARDEZ nd requested that he continue to work.

oMCFERNANDEZTpia not know: the men and denied that he worked for the movement) .

6. In late November, 1961. Subject moved into a! uest house" _ where iv
/geveral, other NRR members resided. House is calLea¢phouse Of Maria de “ya

4*GALLEGA'| and is located ont ys Street_between 2ist and _23rd_ Streets, /f)
Vedado > Subject met "Fernando", the Security Chief of the MRR at the guest
_lie_met Rober to WSANCHBZ|t ho also continues to work (y/
ad gone to the hills of Villas but
Ar turo¢ * MUGARRA ‘and
Was once picket sup at the house by AMSALON/1. During this period FN
ested and Subject bean to work with “picannalyy
during this perio bet
letters pertaining to this conflict but they were left in Mexico. ANBIDDY/2
p Case Officer will attempt to
obtain these letters an
carry them to the U. S., as he thought our officials would seize them).

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ouse. Fernando conte to_work in, the underground. He also met
ie wanmuca there rey
the under ound O}{t J
ofdstars sd to ztound H(t MRR man residing there was ber tK * FERNANDEZ) “]
eANSALON/1 visited the house on occasion. Subject
me Rake. Lucas, was 8
ember 1961, RaNcOpftook asylum. There was much conflict in ey
en AMHOOK/E and AMBRONC/5.. (Subject has man
‘4s having someone pick up the letters.
d review them. Subject claims he d@zd not hand

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7. In January 1962 facture “MUG ARRA’ ana [over te SANCHEZ) wore preparing
to depart from Cuba. When AMJAVA/4 and AMB NC/5 gyrived In Havana they
changed their mindg, ; (C/O Comment: A woman named Emi 1a aot ukSas oy
living with{MUGARRAG] This girl later Cae Lo Ape AIK: he Brazili
mbassy) { ARRAJ‘Bigroup consisted of fiptert 1 #SANCHE,.jAnge. ’
: etc”., and stibject.

QY JEddy LEN gs bad, likes money, women,
. GALENOcalled Subject here in Miami on 28 August and wants to talk with
him). a . : a

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: a-<fuuca RALinformed ANBRONC/S that he had. doubts about Juan *BUSTAMENTE ,,
Aka “Roly”, aa he had. asked too many questions re what AMBRONC/S had oO
brought to Cuba. AMBRONC/S decided. to call a "false meeting" of the
chiefs of the movement to test BUSTANENTE but “someone objected to this"...
‘In February 1962, a meoting’of the leaders of the MRR took: place and
AMBRONC/5 reorganized the movement «ad subject met_ RONC/5 only twice - .
once in February 1962 at the house 8 Hbruer, cAsEtef ona another time in
> March, 1962 whon the assassination of JuanY*MARIN failed. The  .
‘Operation failed as the automobile to be used. in the assassination attempt
was stolen .on tne fick of tho proposed Operation. The driver of the car
was to-be Orlando *CRUZ, brother of Ester. CRUZ. The MRR suspected oo
Orlando CRUZ after. this incident as he is a person who "likes money" and -
the theft was"quite a coincidence". (Orlando CRUZ is presently in Miami.
‘He called Subject on 28: August and wants to see him). AMBRONC/S informed
the group in March to suspend allie erations until he returned from a
trip he was taking toyghe USA wi fitucansa ind [Jose f+RODRIGU Pech oq fy
is adio sets. CANATE Waa OH

AMBRONC/5 placed fAngel\*CANATE}in charge of the
selected to be th® only porsorin_ direct contact with the in place

of Juan BUSTAMENTE, Aka "Roly" Of MUG BRAY eave sub. ect two radio sets; —
; Ss £ subject located Of

one_was placed in the apartnent of.af sister-in-law
t¥23rd and I Sts., Vedado, Apt. #1107. The other Set_was logated at, *A
OXY St réet. between ‘3rd_and 5th Sts. , Vedaaoy the howe of [Garlosj*CADENAS OY
e only persons who knew ,he_ locations of the sets were the Radop,' van oY
FALCON] ;the MBR Chief andfango CANATEL During AMBRONC/5's trip to-thée —
USA ifP“April, 1962, Juan STAMENTE , al "Roly" discovered where the
radios were hidden. Subject had contac with [FALCON }'and [CANATET/dur ing April.

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9, On 2° May 1962. AMBRONC. and[MUGARRA ‘returned from the USA.
En ilque ¥* CEPERO. and (MUGARR 1d) icommon-=] aw=-w: waited for them in the
Yue Studebake® Lark. AMBRONC/S and MUGARRA/Were late in arriving, however,

and the group had departed from the area. Ot

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10, Subject later discovered that the G-2.had captured a "large radio"
in the apartment of a radio technician named{*TROVADIUS. . TROVADIUS, when
captured, fired at the G-2 and was himself wounded in the shoulder. Later |
TROVADIUS reported that he had seen Juan FALCON in prison and that FALCON
had said "people in the G-2 had told me that no one would be wounded or

killed". ol
The Radop *(AMBUMP/I)/ informed subject on Wednesday (9 May 1962)

to take the radio set,jout “ofthe house. Rumors were already circulating

that the Radop andf FALCON were captured. Owners of the house where the
oved to Santa Clara for Mothers" Day. As Subject

radio was cached ha “to Sa
was in contact with (Congo: PECHEC iHuring this-time he did not attempt to .
pick-up the radio until Thursday (10 May) at 0700 hrs. Subject entered :

the apartment building (12 stories high) by the rear. Upon arrival he
discovered that the glass doors on the terrace were opened (apartment

was located on the eleventh floor). These windows are seldom opened.

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Cuba. visited her; during this: nd: we 3 r dine

Sylvia said the e* buri Ald imap: wrappe
plastic”.. Although. she. claimed- the, material was: ‘turne ove oe ;
‘subject has: ‘doubts ‘that this” was done ‘ hoe ‘


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"14. During September 1962 Subject and his wife entered the Uruguayan
Embassy to remain in asylum until 19 June 1963 when they arrived in ;
Mexico City via Safe Conduct.

15. Attachment "B" is a report ‘on 1 Angel BENCOMO who subject believes
was responsible for. the MRR “roll-up” . .

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ATTACHMENT "A"

*TALLAPIEDRA “Povey Plant)
1. “Ing. Manolito eOeEON - Superintendente .
2. %Ing. Luis F. de(#LEON - Superintendente Auxiliar ; :

Bomb fhrower) :

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REGLA - (Power Plant) « : . ° °
1. Delfi  Fropricver - - Operator Control Room
2. Ing. T*ROSS - Super intendent

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DESPACHO NARANJITO - (Sub-Station)

1. Jaime|*GUIU

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OFICINA PRINCIPAL DE DESPACHO
1. Carlos (ray b Pena - Auxiliar of Superintendent

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Pedra t*LUCAS Galvez (Jefe Despacho) - Dispatch Chief
Agustin (#GARCIA Cabalet - Despachador - (Dispatcher)

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